June 28, 2017
A New Jersey federal judge on Tuesday trimmed a proposed class action accusing a law firm of helping DirecTV engage in unlawful collections practices but refused to sink the case outright, finding that subscribers failed to establish a consumer fraud claim but that Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act allegations could move forward.
September 02, 2016
A beauty salon owner has dismissed claims that DirecTV and Verizon took part in a fraudulent scheme involving the sale of satellite cable TV services, opting to forgo arbitration with the companies and instead pursue a putative class action in New Jersey federal court against a law firm and one of its attorneys over their alleged roles.
August 30, 2016
DirecTV and Verizon won their bids Tuesday to compel arbitration of a putative New Jersey federal class action alleging the companies fraudulently targeted mostly minority small-business owners in a scheme to profit off a deliberate mischaracterization of the customers' accounts.